How common is the surname Robins?

10,797 people in the United States had the surname Robins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,595 Americans. It ranked 3,322nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Robins?

Laila Robins, American actress, followed by Benjamin Robins.

Where is the surname Robins most common?

Wikidata records people named Robins in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Is the surname Robins getting more or less common?

More common. 10,530 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,797 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Robins

A patronymic surname, carried by 10,797 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Robins is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Robin.

Robins is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,797 people named Robins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,595 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,530.

#3,322

rank among US surnames

10,797

people in 2010

3.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,139)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,313	Briseno	10,821	28,532
#3,315	Nolen	10,820	28,535
#3,316	Hardesty	10,817	28,543
#3,317	Pauley	10,809	28,564
#3,318	Haddad	10,804	28,577
#3,319	Reiter	10,802	28,582
#3,320	Van	10,798	28,593

Who is named Robins

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Robins identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Robinss

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Laila Robins
American actress, born 1959
Benjamin Robins
British engineer, 1706–1751
Elizabeth Robins
Actress, producer, playwright, novelist and feminist (1862-1952)
Oliver Robins
American photographer, screenwriter, producer, director and actor, born 1971
C. A. Robins
American politician (1884-1970)

Notable Robinss come mostly from the United States (4) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Robins

Robins has the Soundex code R152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R152.

Questions

How common is the surname Robins?: 10,797 people in the United States had the surname Robins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,595 Americans. It ranked 3,322nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Robins?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Robins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Robins?: Laila Robins, American actress, followed by Benjamin Robins.
Where is the surname Robins most common?: Wikidata records people named Robins in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
What type of surname is Robins?: Robins is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Robins getting more or less common?: More common. 10,530 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,797 in 2010, up 2.5%.